‘Galvo’ Beer A Huge Disappointment 99 Years Ago in Texas

In 1919 prohibition was right around the corner causing the Galveston Brewing Company to stop brewing beer. Instead, they switch to a non-alcoholic beverage simply called 'Galvo'. Prohibition became official the following year on January 16th, 1920.

Newspapers that year ran comics poking fun at the 'near beer'. One featured a woman and a man at a bar drinking 'Galvo'. The woman says to the man, "If this is 'near' beer, you're 'near' handsome."